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[theweaselking]

Finger-in-custard-man refuses to return the finger to the owner so it can be re-attached, instead insisting that it is fodder for his future lawsuit, and freezing it to destroy any chance of the owner getting it back.

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[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

"He's upset to the point that he's been debilitated to some degree," Andrews said. "Emotionally, it's been very upsetting to him."

How about the guy who lost it, you fucking asshole?

[missysedai.livejournal.com]

Dude. HE is the one who should be talking lawsuit. Holy shit.

[publius1.livejournal.com]

For this man, there was a no-win situation.

[larpguide.livejournal.com]

I will need to research this info a bit more, but explain this to me. I am working a custard machine. I lop off a finger. I scream "AAAAH, I just cut off my finger!!!"

How does the custard continue on its merry way to the consumer? Doesn't someone shout "Don't eat/sell the custard. Someone just lost a finger in it!"

THAT is the point I don't get...

[larpguide.livejournal.com]

Here's some more info I dug up(from http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/02/custard.finger.ap/):

"Thomas told WWAY that several employees tried to help the injured worker, and that a drive-thru window attendant apparently scooped custard from the bucket into a pint before being told what had happened."

and...

"Unlike a recent incident at a Wendy's restaurant in California, no questions of truth have been raised about the finger served up to go at Kohl's Frozen Custard and found later at home by Clarence Stowers."

Interesting. Original report says the finger was found at home, not at the store. That he got it via a drive thru window - that it was that employee who 'dished out' the ice cream. This latest report makes it sound like he got it over the counter, found it, then ran out to get his millions. If it is the original, it is quite possible that the finger was already beyond saving (spending a trip home in frozen custard).

So, which is it? Gods, I love intrigue. :)

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

Story says that he was at the store *30 minutes after finding the finger*.

"Stowers wouldn't give it back when he was in the store 30 minutes after the accident"

So maybe he found it at home and came running back?

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

Previous stories on this indicated that:

A) He did start screaming and go to the hospital
B) They isolated the stuff he was working on and started searching through it to find the finger
C) Stuff *unrelated* to that incident was still being sold - but the finger somehow got into it, probably by flying across the room in an unseen and completely unanticipated turn of events.
D) Guy eats custard, hits finger, starts yelling, is told "Oh, God, that's the missing finger! We need that to be reattached!", refuses to turn it over and runs out screaming about his lawyer.

I understand that dude's stress, personally.

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

I understand that dude's stress, personally.

So do I. However, I'm more sympathetic to the person who lost the offending digit.

[publius1.livejournal.com]

I just can't put my finger on the problem here...

[unnamed525.livejournal.com]

If he was really so worried about suing over this, why couldn't he just go to the hospital with the guy and make sure that the hospital report described the whole situation? Wouldn't a hospital report stating that "finger was found by Mr. X in custard who then returned it to be re-attached" be just as good legally as the finger itself?

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

Yes.

Yes it *would* have been just as good, legally.

Better, even, since the guy he knowingly and deliberately caused to be maimed for life wouldn't have been as badly hurt, and wouldn't have as good a cause to sue *him*.

[unnamed525.livejournal.com]

This is why one should not allow emotions to guide ones actions.